Chapter 132
These past few days, Xiao Peiyin always felt that Gu Cunxi was hiding something from her. She would often see her avoiding her to answer the phone, and deliberately lowering her voice. But when she asked, Gu Cunxi would only say it was about work. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xiao Peiyin had to give up.
In the morning, before Gu Cunxi got up, she quietly slipped out of the room and planned to make breakfast.
Her favorite tuna sandwich and a cup of oatmeal with milk seemed to be stuck in time. Xiao Peiyin had just finished making breakfast when Gu Cunxi came out, yawning lazily and looking sleepy.
"Wake up, lazy bum!" Xiao Peiyin turned to look at her and couldn't help laughing. Perhaps no one except her knew that she, who usually looked so cool outside, would wear cartoon bunny pajamas at home...
Gu Cunxi stood there and looked at the time, then suddenly woke up: "How come it's almost nine o'clock!" She said as she went into the bathroom, then took a step back, stuck her head out and looked at Xiao Peiyin and said: "It's all your fault. You stayed up so late..."
Xiao Peiyin curled her lips and smiled faintly, "You were the one who started it..."
“…”
Gu Cunxi curled his lips and was speechless.
Today was the day for the bidding, which would begin at ten o'clock. Gu Cunxi was unable to show up, so she asked Xiao Nuo to go in her place. After a quick breakfast, she was about to go out when Xiao Peiyin stopped her, looking as if she wanted to ask something.
"What's wrong, Pei Pei?" Gu Cunxi couldn't help but ask when he saw her like this.
"Is everything going on at the company lately? You seem very busy."
Gu Cunxi was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't think of how to answer. If she told Pei Yin that she was planning to deal with Chen Feng, she would definitely worry. It would be better to wait until everything was settled before telling her...
"Well, the company is bidding for a piece of land recently, so it will be a bit busy. When I am done with these few days, I will hand the company over to Xiao Nuo for management. Then we can go traveling and relax," Gu Cunxi comforted.
Seeing that the bidding was about to start, Xiao Peiyin leaned against the door with her eyes full of reluctance, pursing her lips. Gu Cunxi smiled, brushed her cheek, moved forward, and kissed her gently.
It was already past ten when I left the complex, and the bidding should have started. I had wanted to call Xiao Nuo before she came in, but ended up hanging out with Pei Yin at the door for too long...
After arriving at the company, Gu Cunxi carefully sorted out some of Chen Feng's negative information over the years and compiled a detailed list. She looked at each company on the list and sighed inwardly. If this information was exposed, many companies would suffer...
Gu Cunxi listened to the recording file that Xiao Nuo sent yesterday several times to make sure that there was nothing unfavorable to her. In the recording, Xiao Nuo's tone was obviously lowered. She only talked about the details of the bidding and never mentioned money. However, she hinted at Chen Feng in every sentence, guiding him to speak up.
Gu Cunxi transferred the recording to a USB drive, secretly thinking that as long as she waited until the end of the bidding, she would not need to hide behind the scenes.
She began to look forward to it and couldn't wait to see him. Gu Cunxi leaned against the leather chair and imagined what Chen Feng's expression would be when he saw her.
Gu Cunxi had been sitting in the office all morning, her eyes occasionally glancing at the phone at hand. It was already past noon, and there was still no news from Xiao Nuo. Just as she was thinking about it, the phone rang. Gu Cunxi was startled and sat up. The moment she answered the phone, before Xiao Nuo could speak, she asked first, "Is everything going well?"
"I took money from people, and the matter went smoothly. I have already received the bid."
Gu Cunxi heaved a sigh of relief at Xiao Nuo's news, and her body sank into the leather chair. This was the most important step in her plan. As long as she won the bid, the initiative would be in her hands.
When Xiao Nuo brought the bid back and placed it in front of Gu Cunxi, she felt relieved, with a faint smile on her lips.
"Boss Gu," Xiao Nuo called out, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Gu Cunxi came to his senses, carefully put away the bid, and asked, "What's wrong?"
“How do you plan to plan this land?”
Gu Cunxi didn't answer, but just looked at Xiao Nuo with a meaningful smile. After a long silence, he said, "Return the ownership."
“!”
Xiao Nuo froze in place, her eyes filled with surprise. She was speechless for a long time, and after calming down, she said, "You mean... you mean..."
Gu Cunxi just gave her a look, didn't answer, and changed the subject, saying: "Before leaving get off work, I will ask the technical department to restore your information on the intranet."
"The media has been paying attention to this piece of land since it was acquired. The news hasn't been released yet, but there should be media coverage in the next couple of days."
Xiao Nuo nodded, the more she listened, the more confused she became. She still hadn't figured out Gu Cunxi's true intentions. She had spent a huge amount of money on this piece of land, but after successfully bidding, she had to return the right to use it. She just couldn't understand it...
"A week should be enough." Gu Cunxi stroked her lips with her fingers, pretending to think. Xiao Nuo didn't know if she was talking to herself or just talking to herself. She thought for a moment and asked softly, "What plans does Mr. Gu have for the next week?"
"A press conference will be held one week later regarding the Wanfeng Real Estate land issue."
“…”
"The news content is..." Xiao Nuo asked puzzledly
"Due to internal investigations revealing irregularities in the land use rights of Wanfeng Real Estate, Nansheng Group will return the ownership in accordance with the law."
“!”
Xiao Nuo stood there speechless for a long time, her mind racing as she tried to sort things out. Combining yesterday's events with what she had just said, she suddenly understood Gu Cunxi's true intentions. From the very beginning, her goal wasn't the land, but the deputy director who had accepted the bribe. She had gone through so much trouble, wasting time and money...
Not for the public, I think it's for personal gain...
…
The following week, as Gu Cunxi had predicted, news reports began to report on the ownership of Wanfeng Real Estate's land and speculated on the owner's next plan for Wanfeng Real Estate.
Xiao Peiyin was happy for Cunxi after seeing the news, and called her to celebrate, and also asked Cheng Sheng to join her. She booked a table at the western restaurant that she and Gu Cunxi had been to together, and went to pick her up after get off work in the evening.
As agreed, Cheng Sheng arrived first. She sat down near the door, where she could see the door clearly.
"Sister, I finally got you here." A voice not far away caused Cheng Sheng to look up. There was a woman standing at the door. She recognized her just by looking at her profile.
Bad woman...
Since the last incident at the coffee shop, she hadn't seen Jiang Rao, and she didn't seem as lost as she had been the last time. She had regained her usual alluring self, wearing a plain white suit with a purple shirt that dripped down the collar. She looked extremely alluring and a bit mysterious...
Cheng Sheng suddenly remembered the kiss she gave him when he was drunk that night, and his face became hot.
Jiang Rao was talking to Jiang Shu. Inexplicably, she felt someone's eyes on her. She subconsciously turned her head and frowned.
The moment their eyes met, Cheng Shen came to his senses, turned his head away suddenly, and pretended not to see it.
"Sister, the store has received a batch of top-quality sea urchins. I specially saved some for you to try later," Jiang Shu said to herself, but she realized that Jiang Rao didn't even look at her, not even responding. She looked over and saw a girl sitting by the window at the door. She looked quite young, with beautiful almond-shaped eyes. Her long chestnut hair fell naturally on her shoulders. Her collarbone was half-hidden by the loose neckline of her T-shirt...
"Sister, you..." Before Jiang Shu could finish, Jiang Rao walked around her and headed towards Cheng Sheng.
Yu Guangzhong watched Jiang Rao approaching, and Cheng Sheng unconsciously held his breath, his hands hanging under the table tightly clasped together.
"What a coincidence," Jiang Rao said from the position opposite her. Cheng Sheng pursed his lips, looked at her waist and nodded: "Yeah, what a coincidence..."
Looking at the other person while talking is basic respect. What does it mean to stare at their waist... Jiang Rao frowned, remembering the last time he yelled at her in the coffee shop. He said with a guilty conscience: "I'm sorry about that time. I was in a bad mood that day and it wasn't directed at you."
"No...it's okay." Cheng Sheng continued to stare at the slender waist in front of him, not daring to raise his eyes, and waved his hand.
“…”
Seeing that the girl didn't even look at him, Jiang Rao pursed his lips and said nothing. He apologized and was about to turn around and walk away when he heard the person behind him say, "Don't you drink coffee lately?"
Hearing this, Jiang Rao stopped and turned around: "I've already drunk it."
Jiang Shu stood at the door and watched the two of them. He felt that the girl was acting strangely. She looked extremely shy, not even daring to raise her head. Her fair cheeks were slightly red...
"There's...new..." Cheng Sheng said after a long pause. He looked up at Jiang Rao and quickly lowered his head. His panic made Jiang Rao chuckle. She didn't respond to Cheng Sheng's words, but took a step forward, leaned down slightly, looked at Cheng Sheng and said, "Am I scary?"
"without…"
"Then why are you so panicked?" Jiang Rao asked again
Cheng Sheng was speechless for a moment, pursed his lips, and wondered if she was panicking...
Seeing Cheng Sheng didn't answer, her eyes became more nervous. Jiang Rao stepped back and stopped teasing her. He said seriously, "I'm busy recently. I'll go when I have time..." Then he turned and left.
Jiang Shu walked up to greet him, took Jiang Rao's arm and walked to the second floor. Before leaving, he did not forget to look back at Cheng Sheng.
"Sister, that girl probably likes you!" Jiang Shu suppressed his smile, his tone full of excitement.
“…”
Jiang Rao paused and rolled his eyes at her: "We haven't even exchanged a few words, can you be normal?"
“…”
When Xiao Peiyin arrived at the restaurant, she saw Cheng Sheng sitting there in a daze as soon as she entered the door. He didn't even notice them approaching.
"There's a traffic jam on the road. You must have been waiting for a long time, right?"
Seeing Cheng Sheng looking like he had lost his soul, with his eyes wide open, Xiao Peiyin raised her hand and patted her forehead gently: "Cheng Sheng...what are you thinking about? You are so absent-minded..."
"Huh?" Cheng Sheng paused for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "Nothing..."
The three of them ordered their favorite dishes. Gu Cunxi and Pei Yin ordered almost the same dishes. After ordering, they smiled at each other. Cheng Sheng sat opposite them and smiled at their intimacy.
She looked at Gu Cunxi and suddenly remembered that Jiang Rao was here too! What if they ran into each other again...
Seeing Cheng Sheng staring at him blankly, Gu Cunxi frowned and asked, "Cheng Sheng, what's wrong?"
Cheng Sheng opened his mouth but said nothing.
Cheng Sheng ate the whole meal very uncomfortably, fearing that Jiang Rao would suddenly come down from upstairs and run into them.
The result was just as the saying goes, what you fear will come true. Just when I thought about it, I saw Jiang Rao coming down from the second floor with a bag.
“!”
Jiang Rao was thinking about saying hello to Cheng Sheng before leaving, but she found that there were two people sitting opposite her... She recognized who was sitting there from the back. Jiang Rao wanted to pretend not to see it and walked out with her head down, but then she changed her mind and thought that she should be open and honest... No need to hide.
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